ACADEMICS

The environment and principles of sustainability have long been integrated into undergraduate and graduate programs at UAB. Our graduates develop a strong understanding of the global challenges and the tools to devise solutions through classroom study, service-learning projects and study abroad. UAB offers more than 90 courses that can broaden your understanding of sustainability issues and provide key insights into the complex environmental problems.

Sustainability:

Graduate

School of Public Health

Students pursuing the MPH degree acquire competency in the fundamental public health disciplines; the basic public health sciences; data analysis and policy analysis; communications; program planning and administration; public health systems and the organization of health services in the United States and abroad; recognition and analysis of ethical or legal issues in public health and professional practice; cultural, behavioral, genetic, environmental, political, geographic, and socioeconomic factors in health; the global nature of health and the needs of special populations, such as mothers and children, ethnic minorities, and vulnerable populations; and in the integration of core public health disciplines in public health problem decision-making processes. Other graduate programs in the School of Public Health, such as coordinated MD/MPH, can be found here: http://www.soph.uab.edu/prospective/academicprograms